Photos: Robin Montgomery and all the Top 100 breakthroughs of 2025
Auckland semifinalist Robin Montgomery has become the seventh player to break the Top 100 for the first time in 2025, and the first ever Filipina to do so.
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Polina Kudermetova, 21, roared into the Top 100 on Jan. 6 after a spectacular seven-match run to the Brisbane final as a qualifier, including her first Top 10 win over Daria Kasatkina in the third round.
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Eva Lys, 23, cracked the Top 100 on Jan. 27 after the German became the first lucky loser in the Open Era to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.
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Emiliana Arango, 24, became the sixth Colombian to reach the Top 100 on Mar. 3 after an 11-match winning streak that included the Cancun WTA 125 title and then, as a qualifier, her first tour-level final in Merida.
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Australia's Maya Joint, 18, entered the Top 100 on Mar. 3 after reaching her first WTA 500 quarterfinal in Merida. Joint rose from No. 773 to No. 119 in 2024, and started 2025 by reaching her first WTA semifinal in Hobart.
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Anca Todoni, 20, entered the Top 100 on Mar. 17. The Romanian had won her first two WTA 125 titles at Bari and Santa Cruz in 2024, and qualified for her first two majors at Wimbledon 2024 and the Australian Open 2025.
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Alexandra Eala, 19, became the first ever Filipina in the Top 100 on Mar. 31 following a stunning breakout run in Miami. Eala upset Jelena Ostapenko, Madison Keys and Iga Swiatek en route to the semifinals.
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Robin Montgomery, 20, entered the Top 100 on Apr. 7 after reaching the Charleston second round, having also made the Auckland semifinals in January. The American had been ranked between No. 102 and No. 117 for the entirety of the previous eight months.
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